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o mce nTmTTMi) iL Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Volume 57 Number 41 r Afeiv landmark given welcome reception L --- . President Thomas S. Monson, second counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passes a trowel of mortar to President Howard W. Hunter as President Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve; President Gordon B. Hinkley, first counselor in the First Presidency look on at the cornerstone dedication of the Bountiful Utah Temple Sunday Morning. More than 8,000 attended Sunday's dedicatory sessions at the temple and at other sites across the state. The temple, built on the foothills of Bountiful, will officially open Jan. 17. BRIAN NICHOLSON THE SIGNPOST Browning Center's fire-code solutions still not fireproof Senate turns to committee for call on Crystal Crest It is a second home to many Indent dancers, singers, actors . nd performers and generates a large amountof financial support r Weber State University and ' iii-community, but according the : late fire marshal, the Val A. ".rowning Center is a potential :iv trap and deemed unfit as a public building. "Yeah, it concerns us, it scares ' :e hell out of us to be quite frank . ilh you," said Fire Marshall Lynn ".M-g. Some of the hallways in the 'rowning Center are dead ends .nd if they were filled with smoke, .ople wouldn't be able to come ) k through, Borg said. "It is not Roger Johnson, WSU's fire .arshal, said he "cringes when- er he thinks of the potential r. .blem. "The state lire marshal did vm it one of the worst, if not the worst, in the state as far as being hazardous," Johnson said. "There can be upwards of 3,000 people in the building at one time; that is when it gets really dangerous and I get real nervous," he said. In November, WSU officials estimated $19 million would be necessary to upgrade and expand the 30-year-old building. A renovation budget to bring the building up to code would bring a $7 million price tag. President Paul H. Thompson announced earlier this month that renovations have been established as a high priority for the state building board next year. Thompson said he hopes the state Legislature will appropriate thenecessary and adequate funds in its upcoming session. Temporary actions are under- See Fire pae 2 By Todd Ray Signpost campus affairs editor The decision on a proposed resolution to decrease the.bud-get of the Crystal Crest awards ceremony drew an unusually large crowd Monday. Extra seats had to be brought in to accommodate those present for the announcement. After some vigorous debate, the senate agreed to turn the matter over to a committee that will then make recommendations to the senate. ASVVSU education Senator Audrey Davidson who proposed the budget cut said that the senate needed to consider reducing thebudget for Crystal Crest because "the activity spends too much money." Davidson reiterated that her objective was not to eliminate the important event but merely put its budget into perspective. The fact that students were concerned about the matter, Davidson said, was reason enough to consider the reduction. One senator agreed, saying the fact that the resolution was even on the floor was an alarm clock going off that something needs to be done. Davidson suggested that if the resolution passed it be presented to a committee that would be able to re-allocate funds to other organizations. Diana Dillingham, ASVVSU executive vice president, who is in charge of this year's Crystal Crest budget, said the budget is led by a joint student, faculty and staff steering committee. She said that the idea that students don't have a voice or aren't being heard isn't true. Dillingham said changes have already been made to the original Crystal Crest structure. Crystal Crest began by only inviting big-name, well-known entertainers, but that See Crystal pae 3 Quick Takes i.rrBiri A&E Monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity knead food for body and soul. See page 7 News Students invited to rally at state capitol to lower tuition. See page 2 Opinion WSU Band finally showing support for basketball team. See page 5 V -a i . i a vl CiL :;' - n Sports Ruben Nembhard leads the Wildcats into Big Sky Conference play. See jvige 9 Weather Wednesday Highs 48 lows 42 (r Chance of rain 77 Thursday '(j J Highs 40s lows 30s Chance of snow

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o mce nTmTTMi) iL Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Volume 57 Number 41 r Afeiv landmark given welcome reception L --- . President Thomas S. Monson, second counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passes a trowel of mortar to President Howard W. Hunter as President Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve; President Gordon B. Hinkley, first counselor in the First Presidency look on at the cornerstone dedication of the Bountiful Utah Temple Sunday Morning. More than 8,000 attended Sunday's dedicatory sessions at the temple and at other sites across the state. The temple, built on the foothills of Bountiful, will officially open Jan. 17. BRIAN NICHOLSON THE SIGNPOST Browning Center's fire-code solutions still not fireproof Senate turns to committee for call on Crystal Crest It is a second home to many Indent dancers, singers, actors . nd performers and generates a large amountof financial support r Weber State University and ' iii-community, but according the : late fire marshal, the Val A. ".rowning Center is a potential :iv trap and deemed unfit as a public building. "Yeah, it concerns us, it scares ' :e hell out of us to be quite frank . ilh you," said Fire Marshall Lynn ".M-g. Some of the hallways in the 'rowning Center are dead ends .nd if they were filled with smoke, .ople wouldn't be able to come ) k through, Borg said. "It is not Roger Johnson, WSU's fire .arshal, said he "cringes when- er he thinks of the potential r. .blem. "The state lire marshal did vm it one of the worst, if not the worst, in the state as far as being hazardous," Johnson said. "There can be upwards of 3,000 people in the building at one time; that is when it gets really dangerous and I get real nervous," he said. In November, WSU officials estimated $19 million would be necessary to upgrade and expand the 30-year-old building. A renovation budget to bring the building up to code would bring a $7 million price tag. President Paul H. Thompson announced earlier this month that renovations have been established as a high priority for the state building board next year. Thompson said he hopes the state Legislature will appropriate thenecessary and adequate funds in its upcoming session. Temporary actions are under- See Fire pae 2 By Todd Ray Signpost campus affairs editor The decision on a proposed resolution to decrease the.bud-get of the Crystal Crest awards ceremony drew an unusually large crowd Monday. Extra seats had to be brought in to accommodate those present for the announcement. After some vigorous debate, the senate agreed to turn the matter over to a committee that will then make recommendations to the senate. ASVVSU education Senator Audrey Davidson who proposed the budget cut said that the senate needed to consider reducing thebudget for Crystal Crest because "the activity spends too much money." Davidson reiterated that her objective was not to eliminate the important event but merely put its budget into perspective. The fact that students were concerned about the matter, Davidson said, was reason enough to consider the reduction. One senator agreed, saying the fact that the resolution was even on the floor was an alarm clock going off that something needs to be done. Davidson suggested that if the resolution passed it be presented to a committee that would be able to re-allocate funds to other organizations. Diana Dillingham, ASVVSU executive vice president, who is in charge of this year's Crystal Crest budget, said the budget is led by a joint student, faculty and staff steering committee. She said that the idea that students don't have a voice or aren't being heard isn't true. Dillingham said changes have already been made to the original Crystal Crest structure. Crystal Crest began by only inviting big-name, well-known entertainers, but that See Crystal pae 3 Quick Takes i.rrBiri A&E Monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity knead food for body and soul. See page 7 News Students invited to rally at state capitol to lower tuition. See page 2 Opinion WSU Band finally showing support for basketball team. See page 5 V -a i . i a vl CiL :;' - n Sports Ruben Nembhard leads the Wildcats into Big Sky Conference play. See jvige 9 Weather Wednesday Highs 48 lows 42 (r Chance of rain 77 Thursday '(j J Highs 40s lows 30s Chance of snow